chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
news programme; news program
the whole day; all the day
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
critic; reviewer; commentator
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
oracle; revelation; divine message
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
devil worship; diabolism; diabolatry; Satanism
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
new contract; new agreement; New Testament
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
jamming; interference; cross talk
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient